MUMBAI: Alpha TV Punjabi and ETC Channel Punjabi will live telecast a 'dhol' music extravaganza on 30 September from 6:30 pm onwards. The event 'Dhol Punjabi Live' will be telecast live simultaneously on both the channels.

The array of artists taking part in the event include Mika Singh, Sarabjit Cheema, Ashok Masti, Balkar Sidhu, Manpreet Sandhu and comedy artists Sudesh Lahiri and Bhajna Amli. The show will be anchored by Satinder Satti.

ETC Channel Punjabi president and Alpha Punjabi business head Rabindra Narayan has been quoted in an official release as saying, "We are endeavoring to take high quality entertainment and television to smaller towns and cities. It is imperative and inevitable that television channels connect directly with the viewer in these areas. We want to provide quality shows and set trends in bringing forth all styles of music."

According to Alpha Punjabi VP programming Rajiee M Shinde, "It is for the first time that a show of this magnitude is being organised in Kapurthala. The event is planned on a large scale where a blend of Punjabi music and rib-tickling comedy would enthrall the audience. Besides good quality software, this show would help in raising the quality of shows in smaller towns and cities of Punjab."

The venue - Kapurthala Palace - will don a completely new look, as it will be bedecked with the computer controlled lighting on the evening of the event, informs the release.